they've been saying for over a decade they're gonna build a linux GOG Galaxy client. I'll believe it if it happens.
bertlewirth 64 points 9 days ago
pory 6 points 9 days ago
Personally, my favorite thing about GOG is that I don't need a client at all. I can access my whole GOG "library" without a storefront launcher app installed on my computer. Since I keep the installer files backed up, I don't even need to sign into an account. If I wanted a storefront/launcher app in between me and the games, Steam is a better one. GOG is for launcherless DRM-free games.
iknewitwhenisawit 4 points 9 days ago
This comes up every time GoG is mentioned. I feel the need to say that I am sorry that this is important to you and not getting attention, NAD also that it doesn't matter to me at all.
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rockerface 44 points 9 days ago
Now if only they stepped up on Linux compatibility, I'd actually be using their launcher like I used to on Windows.
bandanawearingbanana 5 points 9 days ago
What is this nonsense about Linux compaitibility? They have tons of Linux compatible games. On any game you own they let you download a Linux version if it exists.
AnyOldName3 9 points 9 days ago
They don't have a Linux version of their launcher, and don't have a system to automatically configure Wine/Proton for games without native Linux support, which is most of their library. There's nothing in the licence of Wine or Proton that would stop them just reusing Valve's work, which is why third party launchers like Heroic can do it.
bandanawearingbanana 6 points 9 days ago
Fair enough, I've never really thought of GoG as a launcher, to me it was always more of a storefront.
I actually play most GoG games on Steamdeck through Heroic Launcher and only ever had minor issues with the games not registering SD controls.
rockerface 5 points 8 days ago
Oh, I'm using Heroic for that too, it works well enough. But I was using GoG launcher before switching to Linux, even for Steam games and other storefronts. I would like to keep using it on Linux, hence my previous comment.
I appreciate the enormous work Valve has done for Linux gaming, but I'm also somewhat concerned about Steam being the only storefront that also combines with a Proton-compatible launcher. GoG could be a real competition if they added that option.
diaphragmwp -6 points 9 days ago
If they have the launcher on all major platforms, it will be an excuse to cut the standalone installers. Be careful what you wish for.
rockerface 11 points 9 days ago
"Steak too juicy" type downside. If they were looking for an excuse, they could just stop supporting the standalone installers.
InGodWeThrust 3 points 9 days ago
And at that moment If stop supporting Gog. I have used them pretty exclusively exactly so I can own my isntallers
SorteKanin 41 points 9 days ago
Factual and heterosexual
DespairSquid 39 points 9 days ago
My favorite part is the installers.
I just installed a 2004 sierra game (Arcanum - very hard solo, def made for co-op) and the installer threw me back to the early noughties, and it was just lovely. That green progress bar and the wildly outdated game ads were hugely pleasing.
foodandart 4 points 9 days ago
I need a second HDD for storage of the GOG installers I have and it's killing me that I can only run a handful of games at a time. Stupid small SSD. Currently have two installed, NMS and Zero Dawn and I'd love to finish the Witness at some point in this century. Ugh.
foodandart 2 points 8 days ago
Am not certain. I'm just holding fast with the two games I have - No Man's Sky just did another massive update and has a ton of new shit to do so I'm faffing around with the new space base building parts (too cool for words!) and enjoying the hell out of it for now.
crypt0cler1c 3 points 9 days ago
I love old keygen software and fucking 2000/xp era aesthetic so much
Jankatarch 37 points 9 days ago
I heard it doesn't localize prices as great and that's the only actual criticism I can physically think of.
(if true)
SapphironZA 11 points 9 days ago
They do, but their regions are not aligned with Steam, so for a lot of people in many countries, it's 3-4 times more expensive than on steam.
It does not matter for AAA titles, as those scumbags charge the same price across all regions in steam anyway.
But for many mid tier and indie games, it's a tough ask to get someone to pay 10% of their monthly income for a game they can get for 3% of their income on steam.
It's the only thing stopping me from buying on GOG
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SapphironZA 3 points 8 days ago
Apparently it's got more to do with Publishers not giving GOG the attention it deserves. They don't opt in on setting up regional pricing.
Gog could do more I think, like defaulting it to on, and encouraging publishers.
They could adopt something like a purchasing power parity rates table.
But I also think that Publishers don't want to see GOG succeed.
iknewitwhenisawit 3 points 9 days ago
What do you mean? That they charge the same for a game in poor countries as in rich ones?
Dialectical_Specialist 2 points 9 days ago
physically think of I loved this misuse of intensifiers. Not shade-throwing, was just a legit lol for me :D
adhdsergio 34 points 9 days ago
GOG is the GOAT, it's the only game marketplace that I know that allows you to OWN your games. But sadly a lot of games aren't there and I have to go to steam as backup
wizardbeard -16 points 9 days ago
🤓 Um, akshually you still don't OWN the games, it's still just a license (has been since at least the SNES era if not earlier). The difference is that since you can digitally maintain your own complete DRM free copies of the install media, it's the physical equivalent of "having the game cartridge" (for old systems without online patches). In other words, if the company says the license is no longer valid then they can't prevent you from installing/copying/backing-up anyway.
It's just important to note that depending on your local laws, it's still not true ownership, but more like "possession".
ourselves 24 points 9 days ago
The word "own" in this context refers to the fact that you can keep a private copy of the game for yourself. What you are arguing is that the consumer does not own the copyrighted assets used.
It's like saying that even though I bought a Toyota Camry, I don't actually own it because I'm not allowed to make a copy of it and sell it. You could use that logic to say no one really owns anything. Maybe youd have a point, but not really in the context if what anyone else here is saying.
PhoenixDog 11 points 9 days ago
You literally download the install files onto your pc.
Even if gog went down forever, you get to keep those files unless you delete them.
adhdsergio 2 points 9 days ago
Well that sucks if so, but still, if it doesn't stand in the way of using the games offline I'm happy so long as the software police doesn't knock on my door
dubs 14 points 9 days ago
I pretty much only buy my games from GOG, or Itch. I think I've bought ~1 game per year from Steam. Proton has been great for linux gaming, and I love my SteamDeck, but GOG lets me keep my games, and doesn't give me shit for wanting to "play 2 games at once" like Steam does.
BoatmanCodex 8 points 8 days ago
I try to buy off GOG whenever I can. Great platform.
TheFerrango 5 points 9 days ago
I see no wrong opinion there
MonkderVierte 4 points 9 days ago
Also make a little wrapper script around steamcmd and you can have your modlists offline however you like. No update breaking it, just playing.
vivalapivo 1 point 7 days ago
Without this billionaire we wouldn't have had Linux gaming
Given this, his recent stance on Trump is bigoted and steam's contract with Palantir was coming out of nowhere.
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Mwa 4 points 9 days ago
the only problematic (or criticism) thing i know about Valve is TF2'S neglect and the problems with them bloating it with maps,cosmetics,etc and they still make millions of that(previously bots)
CS2 having cheaters and missing half of the content from CS:GO
gambling (mainly among children)
and thats about it
theparadox 4 points 9 days ago
Also anticompetitive practices and lying about anticompetitive practices. They take a good chunk of every sale unless the game is wildly successful... at which point the developers aren't in desperate need of that extra income. Neglecting the entire system for extensive periods of time and rarely being proactive about anything that requires they change anything or do actual work. Their servers often break on Tuesdays with no warning or notice or consistent timing. They had forced arbitration for quite a while and only dropped it because some clever lawyers made it extremely expensive for them to keep using it.
In my eyes, they are a bunch of semi-douchy gamer folks who stumbled into being the most successful digital storefront on PC and have dominated by default for literal decades. They are gamers as such and have had a few decent ideas. They also aren't obsessed with the next quarter and don't eagerly sacrifice long term for short term gains. I have no problem giving them credit for that. They also occasionally take actions/stances that, whether or not it is their primary motivation, feel pro consumer to their customers. They are mostly just lazy and hesitant to change anything until forced to - they are absolutely fucking rolling in money and don't want to mess with a good thing.
If there was a well-funded competitor that wasn't lead by money hungry asshats, I think everyone would feel differently about Valve.
GOG has its own issues, but honestly I'm just happy they both exist, even with their flaws. In this capitalist hellscape full of businesses eager to harvest every cent possible from customers with no regard for anything but their next quarterly profit... I'll take heavily flawed.
Mwa 2 points 9 days ago
and rarely being proactive about anything that requires they change anything or do actual work.
They are mostly just lazy and hesitant to change anything until forced to - they are absolutely fucking rolling in money
literally how Valve is treating TF2
GOG has its own issues, but honestly I’m just happy they both exist, even with their flaws. In this capitalist hellscape full of businesses eager to harvest every cent possible from customers with no regard for anything but their next quarterly profit… I’ll take heavily flawed.
better have competitors then none
rumschlumpel 15 points 9 days ago
Considering that Valve is headquartered in the US and not known for being especially antifascistic, I'd be rather surprised if that's not also true for Valve/Steam. But sure, GOG and CD Project Red (same company) aren't saints, they are a business.
davetortoise 4 points 9 days ago
Wait I never heard of this, what happened?
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